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When I travel in a plane my ears get sharp pains it seems no one else is having this problem near me. Help? |
Travel Info When I travel in a plane my ears get sharp pains it seems no one else is having this problem near me. Help? Travel Tips Air pressure at altitude is less than air pressure on the ground. The pain you feel is your ears telling you that the air inside your eardrum is a different pressure than the air outside your ear. Swallowing, yawning, thrusting out your jaw and putting your tongue against the roof of your mouth - all may help. Also there are some earplugs made that help you equalize the pressure. Try Doc's Proplugs (www.proplugs.com) - or your local drugstore. Another choice is drugs: sinutab or any decongestant taken before a flight will help. Others It's because the altitude is rising and it's making your ears pop. I have the exact same problem when I'm on planes and sometimes in elevators also. It helps to swallow sometimes. Keep a pack of gum with you, chewing minimizes the pain. It's from the altitude. Most people just get the pains [and they ARE painful] on landing, so that's why the flight attendants hand out chewing gum. Helps to pop the eardrums. Also yawning helps. Been there done that many times. the pain is cause by pressure not equalizing quick enough due ,to changes in altitude ,scuba divers have same kind of pain ,we are taught to pinch your nose closed and try to exhale ,it sounds like you have already tried chewing gum ,popping your jaws ,etc.if nothing works try a decongestant As everyone else has pointed out before, it's because the pressure in your inner ear is different than the pressure in the air around you. You need to find some way to equalize the pressure. Most of the methods I know have already been stated, but I'd just like to say how much yawning really works. Chewing gum helps some, but often how much you have to chew it will annoy the people around you. Pinching my nose and trying to exhale sometimes helps, but occasionally it seems to make it worse or just do nothing. (I could be wrong here.. i'm guessing that method increases the pressure in your inner ear? so, i'm guessing it helps on landing more than taking off? just a guess... anyone out there have any experiences to back me up?) A good yawn, though, a real one, works every time. The trick is getting yourself to yawn. ;-) CHEW GUM DURING TAKE OFF AND LANDING. |
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